Everybody is traveling on a road in life. Ultimately, however, every road in life leads to one of two places. It either leads to the place of eternal life, or to the place of eternal damnation.
In one’s quest to find the road that leads to life, it would be disastrous to take one’s cue from the majority. The idea that the majority is right is a misconception. Even when the majority rules, it does not mean they are right.
According to the Bible, most people are on the wrong road in life. Jesus says, “The gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it” (Matthew 7:13, NASB). This means the road that leads to damnation is a heavily traveled road.
Wrong Road or Follow Jesus
There are times when we it’s safe to follow the majority. For instance, when I am visiting a city for the first time, I tend to assume that if a restaurant’s parking lot is filled each evening, it’s probably a good restaurant. Most people know how to choose a good restaurant. Similarly, the over-the-counter pain reliever no store can keep on the shelf is probably an effective product.
But this says nothing about the eternal fate of the majority. About that, Jesus says: “The gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it” (verse 14). This means the road leading to life is a lightly traveled road.
On the one hand, life is filled with so many choices. In a democracy, we are free to pursue our dreams in countless ways. But when it comes to realizing eternal life, those choices disappear. There is but one way to find this life. It is through the Lord Jesus Christ. He is that narrow Way. No one can come to the Father but through Him.
Jesus says few find the way to life. So, it’s reasonable to assume that the stranger we meet in public is most likely on the wrong road. I don’t say this as an incentive for us to judge the fate of strangers. Rather, to challenge our complacency toward reaching out to them. It behooves us to err on the side of caution and assume that the stranger we meet is likely on the wrong road and needs to know Christ.
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